Captain Chaos ([info]db_cooper) wrote in [info]damnportlanders,
@ 2007-02-25 06:35:00
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72hr suicide watch in pdx....
once again when out of answers i come to the true source of pdx knowledge....

A close friend of mine was taken into custody a few hours ago.... not criminal but taken to a 72 hour mental watch somewhere in the city.... the police were not very helpful when it came to telling me where she was being taken to....

i am curious if anyone knows which are the most popular hospitals for someone to be taken to.... also if anyone has any local experiance on this, what are the chances for early release or any relase at all....

i am in desperate need of info on this so i can contact her family and let them know where she is and such!

thanks in advance!

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[info]winter_in_asia
2007-02-25 03:16 pm UTC (link)
Check with St. V's or OHSU. I'm not sure what other hospitals in the area have inpatient facilities. If you contact one of those, you may be able to get a list of where else they may have taken her.

What part of town was she in when they took her in?

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[info]db_cooper
2007-02-25 03:23 pm UTC (link)
she was picked up in ne portland....

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[info]winter_in_asia
2007-02-25 03:26 pm UTC (link)
I don't know if Emanuel has a psych ward or not, but you might want to check there too, then.

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[info]db_cooper
2007-02-25 03:47 pm UTC (link)
thanks a ton.... i found her at emanuel.... you rule!

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[info]winter_in_asia
2007-02-25 03:52 pm UTC (link)
Here to help. Glad you got a hold of her.

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[info]thetathrees
2007-02-25 10:59 pm UTC (link)
and I can talk to you as well, of course.

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[info]imfallingup
2007-02-25 07:25 pm UTC (link)
generally they'll take a person to the closest hospital with an er and from there transfer them to the closest mental health ward with an opening, which can take anywhere from overnight to a week. start with the nearest hospital with an er.

also be aware that legally they can't tell you if a person has been checked in there or not, sometimes allowing only people specified by the patient (which is good, and it's actually bad if they don't hold to that); however you can 'leave a message in case this patient happens to be checked in there' leaving a name and number.

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